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In ancient history, many cultures had specific gods for war like in mythology. The ancient Greeks and Romans each had specific gods for war. For example, the Greeks had Ares as their god of war, while the Romans had Mars. The gods served simply as a representation for war, and used them to boost their moral in battle times. As for modern times, gods are not really involved in our idea of war. If anything, most of the people combining gods and war are using the gods to speak out against the war. However in some religions, like radical Muslims, gods can used to as a validation to, for example, bomb an occupied building. The use of gods in this particular religion gives the radicals a reasoning for their murderous behaviors. Yet in religions such as Buddhism, the god(s) support the total opposite, opposing the torture or killing of any other living thing. This would make it impossible for followers of Buddhism to support war. So more than anything, gods essentially work to shape people's view of war.